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Recently, we have been looking into the Rwanda conflict of 1994. We were all pretty moved about what happened and the lack of international support. Unfortunately, there is a very similar conflict taking place right now. Your task is to find out about the crisis in Darfur.You will need to create a voicethread about (Here is an example of a voicethread to: Click here):

• Where the conflict is occuring (needs to include a map and a description)
• What is happening in the conflict
• Why the conflict is happening
• 8 Key facts about the conflict.

This is a very sensitive issue and you will need a mature and respectful approach. You final product will be fully public - people who actually live in Darfur and their relatives may see this! - so it is very important that your material is accurate and not too graphic. It should be appropriate for a Year 9 Social Studies teacher to show their class.Here are some videos that will help you understand the Darfur conflict:

1. PBS Frontline: On our watch (8 chapters, about 5mins each)
2. PBS Frontline: Interactive diagram about the groups involved
3. In Darfur, my camera was not enough

• (KTV works at school only): Click here
• Click here for Youtube version

Here is a finished example, Thank You Caleb

Use your research skills to find out what each of the following terms mean, and then write a paragraph to explain how they relate to World War One.

• Alliance
• Armistice
• Entente
• Lusitania
• Propaganda
• Shellshock
• Somme

Create your answers in “Word” and then copy and paste your answers as a comment to this postWhen you have completed the above task, you may learn what conditions were like in the trenches by playing tis game. Click here. It is mainly reading to begin with, but eventually gets into lots of decision-making.

Yeeha! Its assessment time again folks. Actually, you might really enjoy this one. There are some amazing plans for our number one tourist destination. Before we get into the resources for this contemporary geographic issue, there is a bit of ground work we need to cover first. Below is a link to the Achievement Standard on the NZQA website. This is the document that tells us what is required for students to gain these credits. Look at it closely and feel free to ask me any questions about it. I will let you know if “I can’t answer that”.

Hi Class, Here is a copy of the instructions for the $1000 Note Research Project. I have been impressed with the wide range of prominent New Zealanders you are studying. There is a great mix of sportspeople, politicians, artists, innovators, social changers and more. Remember the tips at the bottom of the instructions to get the higher marks. If you are investigating a contemporary New Zealander perhaps you could try finding their email address and contacting them directly.